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Reports that general manager Sam Hinkie and the 76ers are trying to get Dario Saric to join the team earlier than expected could just mean they really want the Croatian power forward here as soon as possible. The three-year contract Saric signed last June with his Turkish Basketball League team, Anadolu Efes, contains a buyout after two years, which would be next summer. The Sixers were aware of that when they acquired the No. 12 overall pick in a 2014 draft-night trade, so the reports almost seems a bit desperate. Perhaps Hinkie knows he needs more impact players in 2015-16 after figuring he'd have multiple first-round picks and not just No. 3 overall in the June 25 NBA Draft...